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NASB | James 2:19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:19 You believe that God is one; you do well [to believe that]. The demons also believe [that], and shudder and bristle [in awe-filled terror--they have seen His wrath]! [Deut 6:4; 11:13-21; Mark 12:29] |
Subject: Belief in God? |
Bible Note: Greetings, "The faith is only alive if they seek, right?" Right. "For instance, the one who makes an idol has faith, but it is misplaced and not seeking." Right. Definition of 'oughtness.' The sense of 'oughtness' is the sense built into man that something 'should' or 'must' be done, that some things are morally right or wrong: bravery is morally right and cowardice is morally wrong. I think C.S. Lewis spoke of this principle as evidence to the existence of God. It is said that man is incurably religious. A slothful, lustful, selfish man will stop the search for God and worship something inferior (Romans 1). This is a dead faith, as you state. But the same man may become a Christian if he studies the Bible and obeys it. God bless you, Disciplerami |